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The experienced hand who can fix the economy. The tough negotiator who can take on a Donald Trump White House. The millennial long-hauler who can rebuild the party. That’s how candidates competing for Justin Trudeau’s job as Liberal leader are attempting to define themselves to stand out from the pack.The race heated up on Saturday as Government House leader Karina Gould became the youngest candidate to throw her hat in the ring, saying the party needs a “new generation of leadership.” 1:31 Mark Carney hits campaign trail, hours after announcing Liberal Party leadership bid She and rival candidate Chrystia Freeland released duelling campaign v...

Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation’s capital Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration, reprising the original Women’s March days before President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Eight years after the first historic Women’s March at the start of Trump’s first term, marchers said they were caught off guard by Trump’s victory and are determined now to show that support remains strong for women’s access to abortion, for transgender people, for combating climate change and other issues.The march is just one of several protests, rallies and vigils focused on abortion, rights, immigration rights and the Israel-Hamas war planned in advance of inauguration Monda...

Ahead of a planned Sunday launch for her Liberal leadership bid, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has unveiled a flashy campaign video that pitches her as an opponent to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The 80-second video opens with Freeland noting that “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much,” before touting her as a “tough negotiator” who “won” the last round of trade talks with the U.S.During Trump’s last administration, Freeland led the Canadian team in negotiations to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).Join the fight for Canada. pic.twitter.com/hArOytLUSU— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) January 18, 2025 Story continues below advertisement The video goes on to cla...

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. The overnight approval of the deal by Israel’s Cabinet, in a rare meeting during the Jewish Sabbath, set off a flurry of activity and a fresh wave of emotions as relatives wondered whether hostages would be returned alive or dead. The names of the first hostages to be freed were expected to be released later Saturday.The pause in 15 months of war is a step toward ending the deadliest, most destructive fighting ever between Israel and the Hamas militant group — and comes more than a ye...